How far would you go to get all the cash you could ever need? Most of us daydream and buy lottery tickets, some invent pyramid schemes, a few rob liquor stores at gunpoint. Shane O'Connor and Richard Stearns smuggle gigantic loads of cocaine, which they sell for more money than they'll ever make as rising stars in Boston's elite world of bankers, lawyers, and computer manufacturers. But, as Shane and Richard discover, the dazzling allure of wealth, power, and prestige is hard to control, rapacity, deceit, and murder multiply, with the most disastrous consequences for their families, friends, and business associates. Fast-paced and far ranging, this meticulously researched tale of monstrous greed and its inescapable results is a powerful warning: Want the big bucks? Better play the lottery!